Shiawassee County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Shiawassee County, Michigan?
Only 60% of eligible citizens in Shiawassee County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 76% turnout · 1.3 people per vote
Turnout in Shiawassee County
In the November 2022 midterm, 32,434 of Shiawassee County’s 53,669 eligible citizens voted: 60.4% turnout. That’s 2.3 points higher than Michigan overall (58.1%) and 14.4 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 21,235 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.7 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 75.8%, so each ballot spoke for 1.3 people. Midterm turnout here ran 15.4 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Shiawassee County ranks #53 of 83 counties in Michigan for vote power (#1 has the lowest turnout, so each vote there counts for the most people).
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026 — register or check your status at vote.org.
| County | Rank | Turnout | Per vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpena County | #50 | 59.8% | 1.7 |
| Huron County | #51 | 60.2% | 1.7 |
| Manistee County | #52 | 60.2% | 1.7 |
| Shiawassee County | #53 | 60.4% | 1.7 |
| Iosco County | #54 | 60.5% | 1.7 |
| Kalkaska County | #55 | 61.1% | 1.6 |
| Cheboygan County | #56 | 61.4% | 1.6 |
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